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Z. KORNIS.

FISHING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION mep JUNE 1'8, 1919.

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FISHING APPARATUS.

Specication of Letters Patent.' Patented 1390.16, 1919.

Application tiled .Tune 18, 1919. Serial No. 805,111.

To all whom z't may concern.'

Be it known that I, ZAKARIS KoRNrs, a citizen of Russia, residing at 116Lafayette St., Decatur, county of Morgan, and State of Alabama, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Fishing Apparatus, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to imppovements in catching fish, and has as itsspecial object the provision of means whereby, upon the contact of afish with the apparatus, a spear is projected adapted to strike andimpale the fish. v

A further object is to provide means whereby,.upon the propulsion of thespear, that other spear-like elements are extended being adapted tograsp and engage with the body of the fish preventing it from escape,means also being provided wherebythe apparatus is caused to rotate as itis lowered into the water.

These and other like objects are attained by the novel construction andcombination of parts hereinafter described and shown in theaccompanyingdrawings, forming a material part of this disclosure, and inwhich- Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view taken through a ishingapparatus made in accordance with the invention, parts being shown inthe retracted position.

Fig. 2 is a similar view of the same, the parts being shown extended.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 4 is a similar transverse sectional view taken on line 4.--4 ofFig. 1.

Referring to the drawings in detail, a cylindrical casing 10, incloses achamber 11, open at the bottom and having a conical cover 12 integrallyformed with the cylinder.

' Attached to the upper portion of the apparatus, by screws or likesecuring means 13, are a pair of arms 14, converging toward their upperunited ends 15, in which is set a rigid post 16. having fixed upon it aplurality of helical vanes 17 by which the apparatus is given a rotarymotion as it descends into the water. the upper end of the post havingan eye 19 in which is engaged I a cable or cord 20 for lowering andmaneuvering the apparatus.

Partially inclosing the cylinder 10 is an elongated body 21, the samebeing firmly secured to the walls of the cylinder and containedtherebetween is a channel 22. in which pivotedfnear its upper end, onthe pin 23,

is a lever 24, havin a downward and outwardly extending handle 25,adapted to make contact with objects in the water, while the upper arm26 of the lever contains a notch 27, for purposes hereinafter described.

Arranged to slide internally of the cylinder 10 is a disk 28, .havingsecured to itsV upper surface a post 29, encircled by the coils of acompression spring 30, the upper end of the spring abutting against aseat, 31, formed in the upper end of the conical element 12;

Extending down from the disk 28 is a projection 32 having a lixed collar 33, carrying a rigid arm 34, terminating in an outturned hookportion 35, -engageable in the notch 27 of the lever 26, when the leveris in its normal position, and which obviouslyY may be disengaged so asto allow the springto exert its `force thrusting the disk 28 sharplydownward.

Extending below the collar 33 is a rod 36. having engaged at its lowerend a spear head 37, formed with a sharp point and provided with spursadapted to engage in the fiesh of the fish.

Slidably engaged upon the rod 36 is a spider having arms 38, in whichare pivotally engaged curved connections 39, the

lower ends of which are pivoted on bars 40, carrying spear shaped ends41, the bars being pivotally mounted in similar spider arms 42, engagedupon its lower end of the rod 36 above the spear heads 37.

The spears 41 are so arranged when in a collapsed or folded position asto move freely within the cylinder l0 and are actuated due to theconnection of a rod 42 pivoted in one of the arms of the spider 38 atits lower end, and connected with a lever 44. in turn pivoted upon a pin45, set in the disk 28, the extending operative end of the lever passingthrough a slot 47 formed longitudinally to one side of the cylinder 10.the handle 46 being adapted to make contact with an angular bracket 48,the foot 4S) of which is fixed on the lower end of the cylinder inalinement with the slot 47 so that as the spring 30 is released and disk28 pressed downward thereby, it moves the spider arms 38 upon the rod36, throwing the spear heads 41 laterally outward in such manner as toengage with the object making contact with the lever handle 25.

From the foregoing it will be seen that an efectiva-implement hash-eenresented by which it is possible to secure 'sh at a considera-ble depthand that, the apparatns 1s automatically operated by contact :with thedshin an cbviousmanner. .Y f

ln operation, theV diskY 28 having been pressed upwardly and the spearheads 41 Afolded in the cylinder, theY arm 35is Secured in the notch 3,the handle 25 of the lever being pressedentwardly, and immediately uponits contact with exterior ob]ects,4obv1 ously the parts are released,permitting the s ring to operate pressing the disk 28 and ,igsattachedpartei downward so that when thejrA arrive at the end of the cylinderthat cause the lever element 46 to make contact with the bracket,forcing the spear heads 4l outwardly and materially assisting theoperation of the spear 37 in securing the iish. Having thus described myinvention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-v l c 1. In a device of the class described the combination with acylindrical casing a conilcal top formed therewith and means for manipulating said casing, ofmeans for causing said casing to rotate duringits descent, a disk slidab y engaged in said cylinder, meansforthrusting said disk downwardly', a spear shaft fixed in said disk,said shaft having a `spear head at its end, a collar on said shaft,

a rigid arm -on said collar having a hookportlon, a vnotched leveradapted to normally resaca@ normally holding said disk in a raisedposition, means for releasing said hook from said notch for permittingsaid disk to be thrust downwardly, a plurality oflateral spears normallycontained in l said cylinder and means for releasing said lateral spearswhen the iirst named spear has arrived at its out-.

ermost positinn.

2. in a device of the class describedthe combination with a cylindricalcasing having a conical top and meanssecured thereto by which saidcasing may be manipulated, means xedvupon said top for causingfsaidcasing Lto rotate'during its descent, a fdisk slidably contained in thecylinder,1neans for thrusting said disk downwardly, a shaft securedpendently from said disk, a collar on said shaft, a rigid arm on said.collar having a hook-portlon, a notched lever in said casing adapted tonormally receive the signature. y

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said radial spears outwardly receive said hook-portion -in its notchfor

